pista de tenis

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pista de aterrizaje — Landebahn f

pista de baile — Tanzfläche f

pista de circo — Manege f

pista de despegue — Startbahn f

pista de rodadura — Rollfeld n

pista de tenis — Tennisplatz m

estar sobre la pista de algn — to be on sb's trail o track, be after sb

seguir la pista de algn — [gen] to be on sb's trail o track; [de cerca] to shadow sb

pista falsa — [gen] false trail; (=ardid) red herring

pista de aterrizaje — [en aeropuerto] runway; [para aviones militares, privados] landing strip

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.

Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.

Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.

seguir la pista de uno — идти́ по чьему-л сле́ду тж мн пр и перен

Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.

hacer burbujas — [persona] to blow bubbles; [gaseosa] to fizz

este vino tiene burbujas — this wine is fizzy o bubbly

este vino tiene burbujas — this wine is fizzy o bubbly

Ex: A bubble is a minute cylindrical magnetic domain, (basically a small magnet) held in a thin film of magnetic material.

• a la salida, te esperaremos a la salida — we'll wait for you on the way out

• dar salida a, el pasillo que da salida a la pista de tenis — the passageway which leads out (on)to the tennis court

necesitaba dar salida a su creatividad — he needed to give expression to o find an outlet for his creativity

• puerta de salida — exit door

• precio de salida — [de objeto subastado] starting price; [de acciones] offer price

¿dónde está la salida? — where's the exit o the way out?

salida — [encima de la puerta] exit; [en el pasillo] way out, exit

• tener salida a algo, nuestro edificio tiene salida a las dos calles — our building has access onto both streets

me controlaban mucho las salidas por la noche — they kept tight control of my nights out o my going out at night

Palmer tuvo una mala salida del tee — (Golf) Palmer played a poor tee shot

• dar la salida — to give the starting signal

es el encargado de dar la salida a la carrera — he is the one who starts the race o gives the starting signal for the race

• tomar la salida — (=empezar) to start the race; (=participar) to take part, compete

no le quedaba otra salida que la dimisión — she had no alternative o option but to resign

salida de bombero Esp —

¡vaya salidas de bombero que tuvo! — he dropped some real clangers! *

salida de tono, fue una salida de tono — it was inappropriate o uncalled-for

• dar salida a, dar salida a los excedentes agrícolas — to find an outlet for surplus produce

• tener salida — to sell well

esa carrera no tiene apenas salidas — there are very few openings o job opportunities for someone with that degree

salida de baño — Cono Sur [en casa] bathrobe; [en playa, piscina] beach robe

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.